Proctor – Carla Ontiveros-Lara Died in Two-Vehicle Crash on Highway 67
Posted on Monday, May 20th, 2019 at 8:25 am
A 19-year-old woman was pronounced dead following a fatal car accident on Highway 67, last Wednesday, a crash report released by Texas Department of Public Safety shows.
At around 5:14 a.m., local troopers were requested at a scene of a crash on US Highway 67, at about 2 miles east of Proctor. According to an initial investigation, a vehicle was seen traveling along the eastbound lane when, for yet unknown reasons, it drifted onto the opposing lanes and collided with another car.
The driver of the first vehicle, identified as Carla Teresita Ontiveros-Lara, 19, was pronounced dead by emergency crews. Meanwhile, the 39-year-old driver of the second car, who is reportedly a resident of Stephenville, was rushed to Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth for treatment. Authorities said that he was listed in critical condition with non-incapacitating injuries. His passenger, identified only as a 41-year-old man also from Stephenville, was transported to Comanche County Medical Center for further care.
The crash remains under investigation.
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According to the National Highway Traffic Administration (NHTSA), car accidents happen almost every minute of the day, and for every 16 minutes, a car accident occurs that results in death. So that is about 6 million car accidents every year and 90 people dying in car accidents every day in the U.S. alone. Despite the government’s aggressive efforts to keep these cases down, Texas remains the worst state in the country for alcohol-involved car crashes.
